TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explain the subject matter and content of the field. 2) Learn basic social subjects and concepts. 3) Analyze the relationship of sociology with other disciplines. 4) Interpret the qualitative and quantitative samples. 5) Analyze the concepts of social structure, socila stratification and social change by using sociological imagination.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	This course will focus on the reasons and results of the all kind of social relationships.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the Course, Characteristics of Classical and Contemporary Sociology, Sociological Imagination How to think sociologically? 2nd Week What is Sociology? Basic Concepts... 3rd Week The Subject of Sociology, Sub- Branches of Sociology and its relation with other sciences. 4th Week Research Methods in Sociology (Methodology) 5th Week The Methodological Content, Methods and Techniques. 6th Week Theory and Assumption 7th Week Midterm 8th Week Sampling Methods, Techniques of Data Collection and Analyzes. 9th Week Quantitative and qualitative res. methods, types and examples. 10th Week Aspects of Social Structure, Types of Social relations, Social Statue, Social Role and related concepts, Social Groups, Its types and Functions, Socialization Process and Groups as a tool for socialization 11th Week Social Stratification and its types (Close, Semi-open, Open Stratification), Social Mobility and the importance of Education in Vertical mobility 12th Week Social Change and its concepts, Evaluation, Progress, Development, Economic Growth, Middle Class, reform, Revolution and the factors that affect social change (environment, technology, culture, demography) 13th Week Types of Social Change, Cultural Lag, Buffering mechanisms, social solidarity, Social Disintegration and its reasons, Anomie 14th Week Evaluation of the Course
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	*Doğan, İ. (2008). Sosyoloji Kavramlar ve Sorunlar. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayınları. *Fichter, J. (1996). Sosyoloji Nedir? Çev. Nilgün Çelebi. Ankara: Attila Kitabevi. *Giddens, A. (2006). Sociology. Cambridge: Polity Press. 5th Edition. *Macionis, J. J. andPlummer, K. (2008). Sociology: A Global Introduction.Essex: Pearson Education Limited. *Poloma, M. M. (1993). Çağdaş Sosyoloji Kuramları. Çev. Hayriye Erbaş. Ankara: Gündoğan Yayınları. *Swingewood, A. (1998). Sosyolojik Düşüncenin Kısa Tarihi. Çev. Osman Akınhay. Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 50 50 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 0 0 0 Total Workload 154 Total Workload / 30 5,13 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No